Perry's Treatise on the prevention and cure of the tooth-ache : with directions for preserving the teeth and gums from disease and discolouration to the latest period of life : also, instructions to mothers on the management and cutting of teeth in children.

  • Perry, Mr.
Date:
1827
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Credit: Perry's Treatise on the prevention and cure of the tooth-ache : with directions for preserving the teeth and gums from disease and discolouration to the latest period of life : also, instructions to mothers on the management and cutting of teeth in children. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    The above plate is a representation of the permanent teeth being driven out of their proper position, and appear on the outside of the gums; whilst the first set retain their situation through life. In May last, 1827,1 extracted three teeth from a child, whose permanent teeth were growing in a similar situation. And now in July, 1827,1 have the satisfaction of seeing every tooth per- fectly regular. The removing of an improper tooth, or a defective tooth at an ill-judged time, may cause an irreparable injury. Parents should therefore minutely attend to their offspring at this critical period, and apply to an experienced dentist, ere it be too late. When a new tooth is making Its appearance, the gums assume a red, full, and swollen aspect; and to prevent deformity, those shedding teeth should be extracted which obstruct the passage of the permanent teeth. It is no uncommon circumstance to see an abscess formed, either in the tongue or cheek, when the second teeth are allowed to take an improper direction. Those milk teeth which are diseased should be daily attended to, and the Essence applied to check the progress of the disease, which will otherwise spread its contagion to every tooth. Teeth which press too closely against each other, are the first that begin to decay, and if they are neglected till the age of 13 or 14, great difficulty is experienced to reduce them to their regular form.